African warthog and not wildboar as the europeans and americans
like to call it.
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Characteristics
The warthog is mainly a grazer and has adapted a practice of
kneeling on its, padded front knees digging with the snout (not
the tusks) to get at the roots of short grasses to eat.
Two large pairs of warts occur below the eyes, and between the
eyes and the tusks, and a very small pair is found near the jaw
(usually just in males).
When water is available, warthogs drink regularly and enjoy wallowing
in muddy places. As part of their grooming they also take sand
baths, rub against trees and termite mounds and let tick birds
pick insects off their bodies
The warthog has poor vision (though better than most other African
wild pigs), but its senses of smell and hearing are good.
When alarmed, the warthog grunts or snorts, lowers its mane, flattens
its ears and bolts for underground cover.
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